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DUBAI: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said no effort should be spared to help victims of a 6.3 magnitude earthquake on Iran’s western border with Iraq that injured more
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Mexico City - Mexico's new government is yet to take office, but it has already reignited a fierce debate on women's reproductive rights that could end in a
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Italy's foreign minister summoned Egypt's ambassador on Friday and urged Cairo to respect its commitment to move quickly and bring to justice those responsible for the murder of
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French President Emmanuel Macron met Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires. Who has Mohammed bin
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WASHINGTON: The Astana process by Russia, Iran and Turkey to end the Syrian conflict has only led to a “stalemate” in efforts to establish a constitutional committee crucial
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WASHINGTON: The Astana process by Russia, Iran and Turkey to end the Syrian conflict has only led to a “stalemate” in efforts to establish a constitutional committee crucial
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LONDON, WASHINGTON: Nile Net Online website promises Egyptians “true news” from its offices in the heart of Cairo’s Tahrir Square, “to expand the scope of freedom of expression
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Tijuana, Mexico - As heavy downpours Thursday night flooded the already unsanitary encampment in Tijuana's northern side where thousands of Central American asylum seekers are being housed, authorities began
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Buenos Aires, Argentina - Thousands of anti-capitalist and other protesters marched through the Argentine capital Buenos Aires on Friday against the G20 summit. Protesters seemed undeterred by a
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The arrest of Palestinian teen activist Ahed Tamimi in December 2017 sparked international outrage. It also drew attention to the plight of hundreds of other young Palestinians locked
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TUNIS: Authorities have arrested 12 suspected members of Daesh and seized bomb making materials since a suicide attack last month, the interior ministry said Friday.Authorities have also “dismantled
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MUKALLA: The US ambassador to Yemen on Thursday accused Iran of “throwing gasoline on the fire” of conflicts across the Middle East, vowing that America will defend its
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Buenos Aires, Argentina - Anti-capitalist and other protesters are marching through the Argentine capital Buenos Aires on Friday against the G20 summit. Local activists fear the atmosphere will be
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Former Bosnian military commander Naser Oric, hailed by his supporters as the heroic "defender of Srebrenica", has been acquitted by an appeals chamber of Bosnia's war crimes court. Oric
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When US President Donald Trump hosts his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for dinner in Buenos Aires on Saturday, the stakes could not be much higher. It will be
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BEIRUT: The World Bank and Lebanon’s caretaker finance minister jointly called on Friday for the formation of a new government after half a year of political stalemate, saying
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LONDON: A 19-year-old British man has been arrested in Egypt on suspicion of spying, his family told the BBC on Friday.Muhammad Abul-Kasem, 19, was detained in the northern
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MUKALLA: The US ambassador to Yemen on Thursday accused Iran of “throwing gasoline on the fire” of conflicts across the Middle East, vowing that America will defend its
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A Turkish court has rejected an appeal to release a former leader of Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition from pre-trial detention, despite a ruling by the European Court of Human
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Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, is experiencing a record flow of tourists. Israel says October figures were record-breaking. The holy city is located in the occupied West
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The world's largest hotel company, Marriott International, said on Friday that up to 500 million hotel guests may have had their personal details hacked in a massive four-year-long
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CAIRO: At the wheel of his van, Syrian Abu Wadie criss-crossed a Cairo suburb in search of a discreet spot to hawk hot drinks far from the roving
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CAIRO: At the wheel of his van, Syrian Abu Wadie criss-crossed a Cairo suburb in search of a discreet spot to hawk hot drinks far from the roving
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Ukraine has banned Russian men aged between 16 and 60 from entering the country for the duration of martial law after Russia seized three Ukrainian ships and 24
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Tens of thousands of farmers protest in New Delhi demanding debt waivers and higher crop prices.
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At least 23 civilians, including women and children, were killed by an air raid carried out by the United States in southern Afghanistan earlier this week, according to
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LONDON: Tehran's support for the Houthi militia is a flagrant violation of security in the region, the US special envoy for Iran Brian Hook said Thursday. At a briefing on Iran's
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